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Four crowns find new homes for 2004
Randy Martin, Dustin Boney, Jim Wilson, and Thomas Roberts ride home with titles at Missouri State Championship
 
Clint Brown
August 23, 2004
 
Drivers and fans alike flocked to Missouri State Fair Speedway on Sunday to see who would come home with the Missouri State Championship titles and they didn't go home disappointed as wheel to wheel action was witnessed all night long.
 
The ground pounding American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints flew around the historic 1/2 mile and once the checkered flag flew the familiar face of Randy Martin found himself in the winner's circle.  At the drop of the green flag, outside front row starter Brian Brown moved to the head of the pack and quickly took command of the field as they came out of turn two.  Martin followed Brown through was gave chase to the front runner who had begun to open a lead of nearly fifteen carlengths by the completion of lap three.  Leader Brown came up on lapped traffic early in lap four which would prove to be the end of his run at the front.  As he zipped under the flagstand to complete the fourth lap light contact with a slower car resulted in a flat left rear tire that would cause Brown to stop in turn four before he completed another lap.  Inheriting the lead, Martin appeared to be on a mission as he worked through lapped traffic while holding off the challenges of the quick running Doug Wilson.  The race went green until the red flag flew on lap fourteen for Pete Crall who took his machine for a series of flips in turn four.  Crall emerged unscathed, but the same couldn't be said for his mount as it rode back to the trailer hooked to the wrecker.  The green flag flew again and Martin cracked the whip again and wheeled his #14 Diamond Pet Foods machine to a four car length advantage over Wilson who was receiving heavy pressure in the form of Mike Trent.  Martin worked late race lapped traffic to his advantage and flashed under the checkered flag with nearly an eight car length advantage over Wilson and keeping the Missouri Championship title within the state border for another year..  Mike Trent and Steve Gennetten finished third and fourth with Brian Brown working back through the field after the flat tire to round out the top five.  Wilson and Brown were joined by Pete Crall in taking home the three heat wins on the night.
 
Fifty-one of the midwest best W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds signed in with the hopes of taking home the title and when it was all said and done the trophy headed to the west with DeSoto, KS resident Dustin Boney.  From the opening bell Boney made it be known the he would be a force to reckon with as he quickly moved around polesitter Gary Blackburn Jr.  The caution flag waved on lapse two, five, six, and seven and each successive time Boney powered away from the field riding the cushion in his Jason Thompson owned #20.  Once the early cautions had been cleared out of the way the rest of the twenty lap affair went green with Boney running out front setting a rapid pace while Chad Lyle set chase on the leader running in second.  Try as he might, Lyle was never able to close the sizeable lead that Boney had opened up while holding off the challenge of track regular Dave Meyer who had worked up from his sixth starting spot.  In the end Boney proved to be too much for the field as he raced across the line with Lyle holding on for second.  Dave Meyer, Dennis Walrath, and Gary Blackburn Jr rounded out the top five as the twenty lap feature was completed.  Howard Hall, Jon Melloway, and Lonnie Hibner kept their hopes alive by transferring out of the three B features on the night.  Gary Blackburn Jr., Dustin Boney, Eric Hammons, Roger Moser, Eric Turner, and Dave Meyer held on for the six heat race wins.
 
Limited Late Model action saw the action heat up from the start as pole sitter held off several challenges to take home the win.  Wilson bolted into the lead, but quickly had heated pressure from Carl Lewis who was attempting to maneuver to the front of the pack.  Wilson continued to hold the point while quick moving Kevin Coyne was working his way up front and had found a spot in second on lap four.  Several cautions plagued the middle portion of the event which saw several cars retire to the pits including Shawn Williams who took a nasty roll as he made contact with another car going into turn one.  Williams came out of his car ok, but his night came to an early end.  Each time that the green flag replaced the yellow Wilson was able to hold off the run of Coyne and continue his stretch at the front of the pack.  A late race caution bunched the field once again, but as in the rest of the event Wilson powered out front and held off Coyne at the line for the big win.  Virgil Jeffery, Dwane Vanderlicht, and Rendell Ames filled out the top five across the line.  Heat race wins went to Wilson and Carl Lewis on the night.
 
The Street Stocks rolled onto the track in what would turn out to be one of the most existing races as no less than five drivers ran under a blanket at the front of the pack with Thomas Roberts taking the win with a pass as the white flag waved on the field.  Bobby Shane showed the early muscle as he moved from the outside of row two to take over the top spot before lap one was completed with Michael Grant, Marc Carter, Thomas Roberts, and Daryl Edwards applying the pressure from behind.  Shane would hold the point until Grant made the move to the front on lap five only to have his time out front short lived as Shane moved back past two laps later.  At the halfway mark of the event Shane still held command, but Grant was making moves on all sides attempting to work back to the front.  Behind the leaders Thomas Roberts and track champion Marc Carter swapped the third position where Roberts finally snagged the spot on lap twelve.  Grant saw both Carter and Roberts move past on lap thirteen, while Edwards jumped past the two on lap fourteen just as Roberts powered past Shane and into the lead coming off of turn four.  With the white flag waving Roberts motored his machine around for the final time holding off Shane at the line while Edwards came home third and Grant and Carter holding on for top five finishes.  Grant and Roberts began their evening by taking home the two heat race wins on the night.
 
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Full Results
Missouri State Championships
August 2, 2004
 
 

American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Doug Wilson, 2) Randy Martin, 3) Steve Gennetten, 4) Stan Boch, 5) Ken Stolfus, 6) Faron Crank, 7) Matthew Fox, 8) Matt Ballenger
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Brian Brown, 2) Tony Crank, 3) Mike Trent, 4) Eric Schrock, 5) Terry Hinck, 6) Frankie Heimbaugh, 7) Tommy Mikels
Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1) Pete Crall, 2) Bryan Grimes, 3) Rusty Potter, 4) Jon Corbin, 5) Randy Combs, 6) Frank Brown, 7) Tracy Nichols
   
A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Randy Martin, 2) Doug Wilson, 3) Mike Trent, 4) Steve Gennetten, 5) Brian Brown, 6) Jon Corbin, 7) Eric Schrock, 8) Terry Hinck, 9) Tracy Nichols, 10) Tommy Mikels, 11) Frankie Heimbaugh, 12) Tony Crank, 13) Ken Stolfus, 14) Randy Combs, 15) Matthew Fox, 16) Stan Boch, 17) Faron Crank, 18) Pete Crall, 19) Bryan Grimes, 20) Frank Brown, 21) Rusty Potter, 22) Marty Ballenger

 

W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Gary Blackburn Jr., 2) John O'Neal Jr., 3) Shannon Frank, 4) Howard Hall, 5) Terry Schultz, 6) Rick Kimberling, 7) Larry Winn, 8) Danny Henderson, 9) Ernie Walker
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Dustin Boney, 2) Chad Lyle, 3) Jimmie Dowell, 4) Gary Fraser, 5) Scott Miller, 6) Darrin Goodson, 7) Randy Yount, 8) Jon Melloway, 9) Casey Creason
Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1) Eric Hammons, 2) Curt Potter, 3) Lance Kobush, 4) Darren Vest, 5) Keith Davis, 6) Dean Wille, 7) John Rathgeber, 8) Steve Cain, DQ - Joe Bradshaw
Heat 4 (8 Laps) 1) Roger Moser, 2) Chris Leathels, 3) Steve Potter, 4) David Melloway, 5) Greg Querry, 6) Cecil Graves, 7) Gene Stigall, 8) Chad Staus
Heat 5 (8 Laps) 1) Eric Turner, 2) Scotty Roberts, 3) J.D. Kelley, 4) Joey Roberts, 5) Ben Ballard, 6) Justin Boney, 7) Keith Fisher, 8) Eddie Whitney
Heat 6 (8 Laps) 1) Dave Meyer, 2) Dennis Walrath, 3) Aaron Poe, 4) Lonnie Hibner, 5) Kyle Spry, 6) Sonny Kimberling, 7) Daryl Turner, 8) Lee Hibner
   
B Feature #1 (8 Laps) 1) Howard Hall, 2) Terry Schultz, 3) Greg Querry, 4) David Melloway, 5) Larry Winn, 6) Rick Kimberling, 7) Danny Henderson, 8) Cecil Graves, 9) Chad Staus, 10) Ernie Walker, 11) Gene Stigell
B Feature #2 (8 Laps) 1) Jon Melloway, 2) Gary Fraser, 3) Darrin Goodson, 4) Scott Miller, 5) Joey Roberts, DNS - Ben Ballard, Justin Boney, Randy Yount, Keith Fisher, Eddie Whitney, Casey Creason
B Feature #3 (8 Laps) 1) Lonnie Hibner, 2) Dean Wille, 3) Joe Bradshaw, 4) Kyle Spry, 5) John Rathgeber, 6) Darren Vest, 7) Sonny Kimberling, DNS - Daryll Turner, Lee Hibner
   
A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Dustin Boney, 2) Chad Lyle, 3) Dave Meyer, 4) Dennis Walrath, 5) Gary Blackburn Jr., 6) Terry Schultz, 7) Aaron Poe, 8) Howard Hall, 9) John O'Neal Jr., 10) Curt Potter, 11) Eric Turner, 12) Lonnie Hibner, 13) Jon Melloway, 14) Gary Fraser, 15) Chris Leathels, 16) J.D. Kelley, 17) Shannon Frank, 18) Roger Moser, 19) Eric Hammons, 20) Lance Kobush, 21) Scotty Roberts, 22) Jimmie Dowell, 23) Dean Wille, 24) Steve Potter

 

Limited Late Models

Heat 1 (6 Laps) 1) Jim Wilson, 2) Owen Evinger, 3) Kevin Coyne, 4) Shawn Williams, 5) Dwane Vandelicht, 6) Steve Elwell, 7) Derek Nevels, 8) Danny McKenzie, 9) Josh Helm, DNS - Ray Littrell
Heat 2 (6 Laps) 1) Carl Lewis, 2) Ryan Lovercamp, 3) Mike Brockert, 4) Kevin Vandelicht, 5) Rendell Ames, 6) Lance Elwell, 7) Harold Newton, 8) Virgil Jeffery, DNS - Danny Monroe, George Burnett
   
A Feature (12 Laps) 1) Jim Wilson, 2) Kevin Coyne, 3) Virgil Jeffery, 4) Dwane Vandelicht, 5) Rendell Ames, 6) Owen Evinger, 7) Derek Nevels, 8) Harold Newton, 9) Ryan Lovercamp, 10) Josh Helm, 11) George Burnett, 12) Mike Brockert, 13) Steve Elwell, 14) Shawn Williams, 15) Kevin Vendelicht, 16) Carl Lewis, DNS - Lance Elwell, Danny McKenzie, Danny Monroe, Ray Littrell

 

Street Stocks

Heat 1 (6 Laps) 1) Michael Grant, 2) Marc Carter, 3) Dave Bentlage, 4) Bob Gustin, 5) Tammy Korff, 6) Earl Sullins, 7) Travis Woody, 8) Daryl Edwards, DNS - Scott Christy
Heat 2 (6 Laps) 1) Thomas Roberts, 2) Bobby Shane, 3) Paul Snyder, 4) Danny Himes, 5) Gary Hemme, 6) Darrin Christy, 7) Bryant Moyer, 8) Cody Morgan, 9) Toby Morrill, 10) John Brooks
   
A Feature (12 Laps) 1) Thomas Roberts, 2) Bobby Shane, 3) Daryl Edwards, 4) Michael Grant, 5) Marc Carter, 6) Earl Sullins, 7) Paul Snyder, 8) Bryant Moyer, 9) Cody Morgan, 10) Bob Gustin, 11) Tammy Korff, 12) Darrin Christy, 13) Scott Christy, 14) Danny Himes, 15) Travis Woody, 16) Gary Hemme, 17) Toby Morrill, 18) Dave Bentlage, DNS - John Brooks


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Terry Hinck, Steve Potter, and Marc Carter come away with Missouri State Fair Speedway Championships
Randy Martin, Dennis Walrath, and Bobby Shane take home the wins
 
Clint Brown
August 6, 2004
 
The curtain fell on another outstanding racing season at the Historic 1/2 Mile as the checkered flag flew on the Miller Lite Summer Shootout Championship Race Night at Missouri's State Fair Speedway.
 
At the drop of the green flag in the American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints it looked as though Steve Gennetten was going to come away with victory number two of the year.  Gennetten moved from his outside row one starting spot to the head of the field as they roared down into turn one of the twenty lap affair.  When a caution flew on lap four for the stalled mount of Matthew Fox, Gennetten had built himself nearly a full straight away lead on second running Randy Martin.  When the race resumed Gennetten quickly built up his lead once again as Martin wasn't able to keep the quick pace that the leader was setting.  Martin new that for a shot at the championship he needed to move to the front of the field, but even as the leaders moved through lapped traffic he was unable to close the gap on Gennetten.  The field continued the torrid pace until a lap fourteen caution for the stopped cars of Jon Corbin and Faron Crank.  Just as the caution flag waved leader Gennetten came upon the stalled mounts and clipped one of them and coasted to a stop as his right rear tire was flat due to the contact.  With Gennetten on the sidelines Martin took over the top spot and through the remainder of the event kept Columbia's Tracy Nichols to his rear and held on for his fourth win of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series.  Nichols cruised home in the runner up position with Terry Hinck, Tommy Mikels, and Bryan Grimes rounding out the top five.  Nichols, Gennetten, and Martin earned their places at the head of the a feature by virtue of their heat wins earlier in the evening.  Going into the night Boonville's Terry Hinck was leading the points standings over Martin and with his third place finished secured his claim on the championship.
 
Clinton's Dennis Walrath knew that to have a shot at the W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modified Championship he would have to take his machine straight to the front and that is just what he did all night long.  After a runaway victory in his heat race Walrath started on the pole of the feature and from the outset let it be known that he was going to be the one to beat as he quickly jumped to the front of the pack and opened up a sizeable lead on second running Steve Cain.  The gap was quickly closed up as the yellow flag waved on lap three for the machines of Howard Hall and Curt Potter, who had collided and come to a stop in turn 4, but Walrath jumped out to his lead once again when the green flag waved.  Cain was holding down the second spot, but began to receive some heavy pressure from point leader Steve Potter as the field moved into lapped traffic in the middle stages of the race.  The yellow flag waved again on lap thirteen as the disabled machine of Eric Hammons came to a rest in turn four and this also spelled the end of the night for Cain as he stopped on the front stretch with a motor that had gone sour on him.  While Walrath still had his spot at the point it was now Keith Davis running second after having moved around Potter and setting his sights on challenging for the top spot.  Unable to close the gap on Walrath, Davis had his hands full with Potter putting pressure on him at every spot on the track for the position and he was finally able to move past as the field completed the seventeenth lap.  Walrath held on for the remaining three laps as Potter crossed the line in second nearly a full straight away behind him.  Dave Meyer made a late race move past Davis to take over third with Sonny Kimberling charging from his fourteenth starting spot to complete the top five.  Walrath, Meyer, and Cain copped the top honors in the heat races that set up the feature event.  With his runner up finish Boonville's Steve Potter laid claim to his third consecutive modified championship as Walrath could only close to within 37 points in the battle for the top spot.
 
The Street Stock division had the closest points race of any of the three divisions as Marc Carter held onto the lead my a mere thirteen points over Sedalia's Earl Sullins.  Not only was Carter going for the championship, but he was attempting to add another marker to his already impressive five wins that he had garnered throughout the season.  Unfortunately for Carter he wouldn't be able to add that notch as early season point leader Bobby Shane wheeled his car to the front of the field and was never seriously challenged in the race that went nonstop from beginning to end.  Carter attempted to close the gap on Shane and challenge for the spot, but it was just not to be as he found himself in the runner up position as the checkered fall flew.  Championship runner up Earl Sullins came across the line second with Bob Gustin and defending champion Gary Hemme filling out the top five positions.  With his second place finish Carter locked up the title with a scant sixteen point margin when all the markers were tallied at the end of the night.
 
The 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series may be complete, but the racing action at Missouri's State Fair Speedway isn't.  Join us on Sunday, August 22, as the Missouri State Championships are presented on the final night of the Missouri State Fair.  The American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints, W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Limited Late Models will take to the track looking for the Missouri State champion tag to be applied to them.
 
For more news and information on Missouri's State Fair Speedway contact us at 660-826-RACE (7223) or via the internet at www.mostatefairspeedway.com
 
Full Results
Miller Lite Championship Night
August 6, 2004
 
 

American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Tracy Nichols (Columbia), 2) Terry Hinck (Boonville), 3) Tommy Mikels (Marshall), 4) Matthew Fox (Sedalia), 5) Faron Crank (Sedalia), 6) Clinton Keeton (Warsaw)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Steve Gennetten (Versailles), 2) Curtis Boyer (New Haven), 3) Jon Corbin (Carrollton), 4) Frank Brown (Marshall), 5) Randy Combs (Tipton), DNS - Matt Cook
Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1) Randy Martin (California), 2) Rusty Potter (Boonville), 3) Bryan Grimes (Slater), 4) Tony Crank (Sedalia), 5) Tyler Blank (California), 6) Marty Ballenger (Malta Bend)
   
Miller Lite Championship A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Randy Martin, 2) Tracy Nichols, 3) Terry Hinck, 4) Tommy Mikels, 5) Bryan Grimes, 6) Jon Corbin, 7) Rusty Potter, 8) Randy Combs, 9) Tony Crank, 10) Tyler Blank, 11) Marty Ballenger, 12) Steve Gennetten, 13) Faron Crank, 14) Frank Brown, 15) Curtis Boyer, 16) Matthew Fox, DNS - Clinton Keeton, Matt Cook

 

W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Dennis Walrath (Clinton), 2) Daryl Turner (Columbia), 3) Roland Blythe (Ashland), 4) Jason Sivils (Marshall), 5) Kyle Spry (Columbia), 6) Eddie Whitney (Sturgeon)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Dave Meyer (Concordia), 2) Steve Potter (Boonville), 3) Joe Bradshaw (Knob Noster), 4) Eric Hammons (Smithon), 5) Sonny Kimberling (Slater)
Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1) Steve Cain (Columbia), 2) Keith Davis (Columbia), 3) Howard Hall (Columbia), 4) Curt Potter (Boonville), 5) Rick Kimberling (Slater), 6) Danny Henderson (Sedalia)
   
Miller Lite Championship A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Dennis Walrath, 2) Steve Potter, 3) Dave Meyer, 4) Keith Davis, 5) Sonny Kimberling, 6) Rick Kimberling, 7) Daryl Turner, 8) Roland Blythe, 9) Danny Henderson, 10) Jason Sivils, 11) Steve Cain, 12) Joe Bradshaw, 13) Eric Hammons, 14) Kyle Spry, 15) Eddie Whitney, 16) Howard Hall, 17) Curt Potter

 

Street Stocks

Heat 1 (6 Laps) 1) Bobby Shane (Sedalia), 2) Marc Carter (Warrensburg), 3) Gary Hemme (Sedalia), 4) Earl Sullins (Sedalia), 5) Bob Gustin (Osage Beach)
   
Miller Lite Championship A Feature (12 Laps) 1) Bobby Shane, 2) Marc Carter, 3) Earl Sullins, 4) Bob Gustin, 5) Gary Hemme

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The 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series finds itself reaching the end of a tremendous battle for the titles in all three weekly divisions on the Historic 1/2 Mile at Missouri's State Fair Speedway.  With the running of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series Championships on Friday, August 6, three champions will be crowned in the American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints, W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds, and the Street Stock divisions.  Who will walk away with the crowns?  Nobody can be sure as all three classes are still up for grabs.  One thing is certainly for sure - each of the champions will have truly fought for their position and will also have their names etched in the record books along with some of the auto racings best as a champion at the Historic 1/2 Mile.
 
American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints
Boonville, MO's Terry Hinck has yet to find his way to the Winner's Circle, but his consistency week in and week out has put him at the top of the charts.  Through nine events Hinck has powered his Rick Ball AutoMall 21H sprinter into the top 5 four times and the top 10 eight times.  Hinck's best finish has been three runner-ups with two of those coming during the last two events.  Although out in front of the standings Hinck will still need to be on his game as top runners Randy Martin and Tommy Mikels sit in second and third with only 33 points separating the top three.  Martin brings his division leading three wins into the final night and adding that fourth win would put him in a good position to squeeze his beautiful Diamond Pet Foods #14 past Hinck and into the points lead.  Martin has worked his way back up the points ladder after a potentially devastating opening night DNF which has seen him complete every show since and walking away with seven top 5's and eight top 10's.  Not to be outdone, Mikels could still move his way to the front of the field as he currently resides only one marker behind Martin in the third position.  The Marshall native has kept himself in contention much the same way as Hinck - with constancy.  Mikels has yet to win a feature event but comes into the final night on the heels of his tying his season best finish with a fourth place run.  Mikels has become a fixture at the front of the pack and two top 5 finishes coupled with eight top 10's.  The remainder of the top 10 find themselves out of the hunt for the championship fight, but pride is on the line and several positions could change as the season closes out.
 
Points Standings
Top 10
 
Post Car # Driver Name Hometown Points
1 21H Terry Hinck Boonville MO 877
2 14 Randy Martin California MO 845
3 85 Tommy Mikels Marshall MO 844
4 72 Curtis Boyer New Haven MO 770
5 33 Jon Corbin Carrollton MO 761
6 9c Tony Crank Sedalia MO 757
7 3p Rusty Potter Boonville MO 744
8 19 Tracy Nichols Columbia MO 736
9 4T Steve Gennetten Versailles MO 731
10 4u Frank Brown Marshall MO 705
 
 
W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds
Coming into the 2004 season two-time defending Modified Champion Steve Potter had planned to not chase points and just run several tracks throughout the are.  Boy how plans can get changed in a hurry.  Potter brings his Sells Carpet, Tiger Towing, Potter Trucking, KT Com, Randy's Carpet Installation Mighty Modified into the final night with a 40 point lead on his closest pursuer with six top 5's and nine top 10's in ten races.  Walrath is riding high following consecutive wins the last two weeks and has slightly closed the gap on Potter.  Dennis has had his AJM Racing, L&M Supply, Hickory Hollow, Ernesto's Restaurant/Ellis running right at the front with five top 5's and six top 10's throughout the season.  Lurking in the third spot only seven points behind Walrath is fan favorite Rick Kimberling.  A midseason change of rides seemed to rejuvenate the Slater resident's run to the front as he came out with a win in the first night in the machine.  Kimberling's four top 5's and eight top 10's have kept his title hopes alive.  Potter, Walrath, and Kimberling are the only three with a mathematical shot at winning the title, but that doesn't mean that the race for the rest of the top 10 positions is settled.  With only 162 points separating fourth thru tenth several positions could be shuffled when the final checkered flag falls.
 
Points Standings
Top 10
Pos Car # Driver Name Hometown Points
1 1p Steve Potter Boonville MO 952
2 99w Dennis Walrath Clinton MO 912
3 002/98 Rick Kimberling Slater MO 905
4 8 Joe Bradshaw Knob Noster MO 853
5 74 Howard Hall Columbia MO 851
6 11p Curt Potter Boonville MO 832
7 5H Eric Hammons Smithton MO 784
8 9 Dave Meyer Concordia MO 750
9 30 Keith Davis Columbia MO 747
10 7 Shannon Frank New Bloomfield MO 691
 
 
Street Stocks
The hottest Street Stock driver in Central Missouri finds himself at the head of the field as Warrensburg's Marc Carter and claimed his spot at the top.  Carter rides into the final night on a streak with three wins in a row coupled with his division leading five wins during the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series campaign.  The ride to the top can be attributed to the nine top 5's that Carter has accumulated in ten events during the season.  Even with his stout win total Carter is far from in the clear as Sedalia's Earl Sullins has used consistent finishes to find himself only thirteen points back of the division leader in the second spot.  With six top 5's and nine top 10's Sullins could sneak in and steal the crown from Carter.  Osage Beach's Bob Gustin could steal the thunder from the front two runner's as he currently rides only 29 points behind Carter in the third position.  Eight top 5's and nine top 10's have kept Gustin within striking distance.  Even fourth place running Bobby Shane could still sneak in and wear the crown as he sits only 51 markers behind the leader.  Shane, the early season points leader, had three early season wins to establish himself as a force and is a threat anytime that he rolls onto the track.
 
Points Standings
Top 10
Pos Car # Driver Name Hometown Points
1 10 Marc Carter Warrensburg MO 960
2 5 Earl Sullins Sedalia MO 947
3 02 Bob Gustin Osage Beach MO 931
4 29 Bobby Shane Sedalia MO 909
5 4 Brian Mahalovich Sedalia MO 793
6 05 Gary Hemme Sedalia MO 752
7 86 Michael Cook Sedalia MO 646
8 27 John Brooks Warrensburg MO 526
9 66 Danny Himes Clinton MO 491
10 2 Tim Cressley Tipton MO 378
 
Complete points standings for each division can be found at www.mostatefairspeedway.com

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Steve Gennetten revisits Winner's Circle after long dry spell
Marc Carter and Dennis Walrath also nab wins
 
Clint Brown
July 23, 2004
 
The 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout kicked the championship run into high gear as Patricia's Foods Race Night rolled into the Historic 1/2 Mile.  With only three nights of action left the title fight in each class is still wide open for anybody to claim the 2004 title in their class.
 
The American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints rolled onto the speedway and for the first time in four years Steve Gennetten found himself pulling into the winner's circle at the conclusion of the twenty lap feature.  Rocheport, MO's Mike Trent jumped to the early lead from outside his row one starting position, but Gennetten quickly moved into the runner-up position by the end of lap one after starting in the fourth spot on the grid.  Gennetten then set his sights on leader Trent and powered past him and into the top spot by the time two circuits around the Historic 1/2 Mile had been completed.  Gennetten built up an eight car length advantage as the second position became the hot sport with point leader Terry Hinck pressuring Trent for the position and taking over the spot on the fourth go round.  The yellow flag flew on lap ten for the disabled mount of Marty Ballenge which bunched up the field, but Gennetten powered away once the green flag waved and held off the attempts by Hinck to take over the point.  The yellow would replace the green two more times late in the event, but each time Gennetten was able to hold off the pack that was breathing down his neck and cruised to the win in the Mike Trent Motorsports/Ozark Barge & Dock Service Gaerte powered J&J.  Hinck held on for the second position and the top spot in the points with Jon Corbin, Randy Matin and Rocheport's Mike Trent filling out the top five at the line.  Trent, Hinck, and New Haven's Curtis Boyer held on earlier in the event for the heat race wins.
 
Clinton's Dennis Walrath found himself at the front of the pack for the second week in a row as he crossed the line for the W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modified win.  Walrath took the green flag from outside row two and at the completion of the first lap found himself out front and held on for the entire twenty lap distance.  Early in the event Walrath experienced heavy pressure from Columbia's Howard Hall who was looking to get back on track after several weeks of tough racing luck.  While Hall applied the pressure to Walrath he was experiencing some of his own for Joe Bradshaw who finally worked into the second spot on lap six and then set his sights on Walrath.  Nearly a half straight lead for Walrath was negated on lap fourteen when the yellow flag flew for the #5H of Eric Hammons who made heavy contact with the frontstretch wall ending his night prematurely.  Once the race resumed Bradshaw made an attempt to overtake Walrath, but the move didn't stick and Walrath moved away from the pack and took the win back to Clinton with him.  Bradshaw held on for second with ninth starting and point leader Steve Potter coming home third.  Curt Potter and NASCAR Truck Series star Carl Edwards rounding out the top five.  Hall and Curt Potter held off tough fields to take home heat race wins.
 
The Street Stock feature could be classified as an event of attrition, but once the checkered flag waved a familiar face found himself taking home the win when Warrensburg's Marc Carter crossed the line at the front of the pack.  Carter started inside row two and followed pole sitter Bob Gustin for the first lap the jumped on his opportunity and snared the top spot with a power move past the Osage Beach resident.  Gustin would slip back another position as always strong Bobby Shane moved to the high side and worked into the second spot.  Shane would give a good chase of Carter until his motor began to develop problems on lap nine and he began to slip back in the field and Gustin regaining the second spot.  Earl Sullins made his charge towards the front on lap ten as he moved past Gustin, but Carter had built up a sizeable lead and held on for the win during the twelve lap extravaganza.  Sullins held off Gustin for second with Shane and Tim Cressley all bringing home top five finishes.  Gustin didn't go home empty handed as he held off the pack to take the win during heat race activities.
 
Next Friday night marks the next to last night of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series championship campaign as the Jayhawk Racing Journal/Michael Ross Memorial Foundation Race Night presented by American Compressed Steel kicks off.  This will also be the final round of the Progressive $ nights for the Street Stock division which will see the winner collect a bonus if they can double up and take the wins at Missouri's State Fair Speedway on Friday and Central Missouri Speedway on Saturday.  Adult admission is only $10.00 with Seniors $8.00, children 6-12 $6.00 and under 6 free.  Gates open at 5:00 pm with hot laps getting underway at 7:00 pm and heat races taking to the track at 7:30 pm.
 
For the latest news on information on Missouri's State Fair Speedway call the "Half Mile Hotline" at 660-826-RACE (7223) or visit us on the web at www.mostatefairspeedway.com.
 
Full Results
Patricia's Foods Race Night
July 23, 2004
 
 

American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Terry Hinck (Boonville), 2) Steve Gennetten (Versailles), 3) Bryan Grimes (Slater), 4) Faron Crank (Sedalia), 5) Matthew Fox (Sedalia), DNS - Marty Ballenge
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Mike Trent (Rocheport), 2) Jon Corbin (Carrollton), 3) Rusty Potter (Boonville), 4) Tommy Mikels (Marshall), 5) Matt Cook (Sedalia), 6) Clinton Keeton (Warsaw)
Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1) Curtis Boyer (New Haven), 2) Randy Martin (California), 3) Tony Crank (Sedalia), 4) Frank Brown (Marshall), 5) Stan Buch (Shawnee, KS)
   
Patricia's Foods A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Steve Gennetten, 2) Terry Hinck, 3) Jon Corbin, 4) Randy Martin, 5) Mike Trent, 6) Curtis Boyer, 7) Bryan Grimes, 8) Rusty Potter, 9) Tony Crank, 10) Frank Brown, 11) Tommy Mikels, 12) Faron Crank, 13) Matthew Fox, 14) Matt Cook, 15) Stan Buch, 16) Marty Ballenge, DNS - Clinton Keeton

 

W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Curt Potter (Boonville), 2) Carl Edwards (Columbia), 3) Keith Davis (Columbia), 4) Eric Hammons (Smithton), 5) Steve Potter (Boonville), 6) Darryl Turner (Columbia), 7) Eddie Whitney (Sturgeon)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Howard Hall (Columbia), 2) Dennis Walrath (Clinton), 3) Joe Bradshaw (Knob Noster), 4) Rick Kimberling (Slater), 5) Kyle Spry (Columbia), 6) Dave Meyer (Concordia), DNS - Danny Henderson
   
Patricia's Foods A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Dennis Walrath, 2) Joe Bradshaw, 3) Steve Potter, 4) Curt Potter, 5) Carl Edwards, 6) Rick Kimberling, 7) Keith Davis, 8) Howard Hall, 9) Darryl Turner, 10) Danny Henderson, 11) Eric Hammons, 12) Dave Meyer, 13) Eddie Whitney, 14) Kyle Spry

 

Street Stocks

Heat 1 (6 Laps)` 1) Bob Gustin (Osage Beach), 2) Earl Sullins (Sedalia), 3) Marc Carter (Warrensburg), 4) Tim Cressley (Tipton), 5) Brian Mahalovich (Sedalia), 6) Mike Cook (Sedalia), 7) Bobby Shane (Sedalia), DNS - Gary Hemme (Sedalia)
   
Patricia's Food A Feature (12 Laps) 1) Marc Carter, 2) Earl Sullins, 3) Bob Gustin, 4) Bobby Shane, 5) Tim Cressley, 6) Brian Mahalovich, DNS - Gary Hemme, Mike Cook


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Brian Brown, Dennis Walrath and Marc Carter have the right stuff on Pepsi Race Night
 
Clint Brown
July 16, 2004
 
The threat of rain wasn't enough to chase off a stellar field of cars as Missouri's State Fair Speedway rolled into action with Pepsi Race Night for round 9 of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series.
 
Former World of Outlaws driver Brian Brown has shown no signs of rust since returning to the weekly 360 wars and added another notch to his win total as he took his second win in three weeks on the Historic 1/2 Mile.  Brown started outside or row one and quickly jumped into the lead as the pack roared into turn one at the drop of the green, but polesitter Randy Martin wasn't about to let Brown get away.  Martin followed Brown step for step until the leaders came upon lapped traffic early in lap five that eventually ended his chances at victory.  Brown momentarily slowed behind a lapped car and shot to the bottom side and Martin and to quickly jump on the binders to avoid the slower machine in front of him causing him to go into a slow spin.  The restart saw Brown jump out to a comfortable margin on points leader Terry Hinck and he would never give up that advantage.  Working traffic with precision, Brown was able to extend his lead and bring home the win for the Doogs Racing #21.  Following Brown across the line were Boonville's Terry Hinck, Steve Gennetten, Tommy Mikels, and Tracy Nichols to complete the top five at the drop of the checkered flag.  Brown and Martin were also able to take heat race wins along with Steve Gennetten.
 
The W-K Chevrolet-Buick Modifieds rolled onto the track and after having a rough middle portion of the season Clinton's Dennis Walrath found himself in the winner's circle for the second time this season.  Walrath too over the top spot from point leader Steve Potter during the second lap, but had to use all of his knowledge of the Historic 1/2 Mile to hold onto the spot for the remainder of the twenty lap affair.  Howard Hall began to pressure both Walrath and Potter for the point until a lap eight caution for the shredded right rear tire on his machine sent him pitside.  Once back underway last weeks winner Dave Meyer moved into the runner up spot and began his quest for the front and two in a row.  Not far behind Walrath and Meyer was the streaking Shannon Franks who had worked his way into the top five after starting ninth and was quickly closing the gap towards the front.  The final half of the feature saw Walrath holding his advantage over Meyer with Frank finally moving into the top three on lap thirteen and pressuring Meyer heavily.  The white flag waved with Walrath, Meyer and Frank running in close quarters and Frank making an outside move on Meyer as the trio headed into turn three.  Suddenly the mount of Meyer took a right hand turn and bounced off of the wide open Frank slowing both of their progress momentarily.  Frank was able to squeeze back into the throttle quicker and move to the runner up spot as Walrath raced under Bryan Ruckman's checkered flag.  Behind Walrath and Frank came Steve Potter, Rick Kimberling, and Dean Wille to round out the top five.  Walrath was successful early as well, taking his heat race win as did Steve Potter and Eric Hammons.
 
The Street Stock feature was a fender to fender duel between two old rivals Marc Carter and John Brooks with Carter coming out on top and racing off with his fourth win of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series.  Carter took command from outside row one as the field roared off into turn one and quickly had Brooks on his tail gunning for the lead.  Brooks worked the high side continually, but every run that he made was held back by the crafty Carter.  Carter made a slight slip and Brooks worked around him to take over the position early in lap nine, but his time at the front was short lived as Carter made a last ditch pass attempt stick as the pair worked through turns three and four on the last lap.  Carter was able to hold off Brooks by merely feet as Dave Bentlage, Earl Sullins, and Brian Mahalovich completed the top five in the running order.  Heat race wins were earned by Carter and Brooks earlier in the evening.
 
Join us next week as the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series rolls into the final legs of the championship fight with Patricia's Foods Race Night.  All three big classes will be in action once again with drivers looking to either secure or increase their advantage in the points standings.  Register for a free set of tickets by stopping by any one of the five Patricia's Foods locations (Concordia, Columbia, Marshall, Odessa, and Jefferson City) that will be given away to one lucky fan.  Adult admission is only $10.00 with Senior Citizens $8.00, children 6-12 only $6.00 and under 6 are free.  Gates open at 5:00 pm with hot laps rolling off at 7:00 and heat races at 7:30.
 
For the latest news and information from Missouri's State Fair Speedway visit us on the web at www.mostatefairspeedway.com or by calling us at 660-826-RACE (7223).
 
 
Full Results
Pepsi Race Night
July 16, 2004
 
 

American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Randy Martin (California), 2) Curtis Boyer (New Haven), 3) Terry Hinck (Boonville), 4) Tracy Nichols (Columbia), 5) Tony Crank (Sedalia), 6) Rusty Potter (Boonville), 7) Faron Crank (Sedalia)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Brian Brown (Higginsville), 2) Tommy Mikels (Marshall), 3) Brian Grimes (Slater), 4) David Brown (Marshall), DNS - Matt Cook (Sedalia), Jon Corbin (Carrollton)
Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1) Steve Gennetten (Versailles), 2) Mike Trent (Rocheport), 3) Jesse Hockett (Warsaw), 4) Frank Brown (Marshall), 5) Matthew Fox (Sedalia), 6) Clinton Keeton (Warsaw)
   
Pepsi Racing A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Brian Brown, 2) Terry Hinck, 3) Steve Gennetten, 4) Tommy Mikels, 5) Tracy Nichols, 6) Randy Martin, 7) Jesse Hockett, 8) Mike Trent, 9) Brian Grimes, 10) Tony Crank, 11) Rusty Potter, 12) Frank Brown, 13) Matthew Fox, 14) Faron Crank, 15) David Brown, 16) Curtis Boyer, 17) Matt Cook, 18) Clinton Keeton, DNS - Jon Corbin

 

W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Eric Hammons (Smithton), 2) Joe Bradshaw (Knob Noster), 3) Terry Schultz (Sedalia), 4) Rick Kimberling (Slater), 5) Danny Henderson (Sedalia), DNS - Jamie Carter (New Bloomfield)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Steve Potter (Boonville), 2) Dean Wille (Warrensburg), 3) Lee Hibner (Chillicothe), 4) Chad Staus (Sedalia), 5) Curt Rackers (Holts Summit), 6) Curt Potter (Boonville)
Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1) Dennis Walrath (Clinton), 2) Howard Hall (Columbia), 3) Shannon Frank (New Bloomfield), 4) Keith Davis (Columbia), 5) Dave Meyer (Concordia)
   
Pepsi Racing A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Dennis Walrath, 2) Shannon Frank, 3) Steve Potter, 4) Rick Kimberling, 5) Dean Wille, 6) Dave Meyer, 7) Jamie Carter, 8) Danny Henderson, 9) Chad Staus, 10) Lee Hibner, 11) Joe Bradshaw, 12) Keith Davis, 13) Howard Hall, 14) Eric Hammons, 15) Terry Scultz, DNS - Curt Rackers, Curt Potter

 

Street Stocks

Heat 1 (6 Laps) 1) Dave Bentlage (Ashland), 2) Gary Hemme (Sedalia), 3) Earl Sullins, 4) Mike Cook (Sedalia), 5) Danny Himes (Clinton), 6) Tim Cressley (Tipton)
Heat 2 (6 Laps) 1) Marc Carter (Warrensburg), 2) John Brooks (Warrensburg), 3) Bobby Shane (Sedalia), 4) Bob Gustin (Osage Beach), 5) Brian Mahalovich (Sedalia)
   
Pepsi Racing A Feature (12 Laps) 1) Marc Carter, 2) John Brooks, 3) Dave Bentlage, 4) Earl Sullins, 5) Brian Mahalovich, 6) Danny Himes, 7) Bob Gustin, 8) Mike Cook, 9) Bobby Shane, 10) Gary Hemme, DNS - Tim Cressley

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July 9, 2004

Dramatic last lap pass nets Dave Meyer modified $
Randy Martin, Bryon Allison, and Marc Carter also grab wins
 
Clint Brown
July 10, 2004
 
A great field of cars and fans were greeted with a fast, smooth track as the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series rolled off Yeager's Cycle Sales Race Night at Missouri's State Fair Speedway.
 
The American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints kicked things into high gear with California's Randy Martin rolling his Diamond Pet Foods #14 into the Winner's Circle when the checkered flag flew.  Brian Brown, driving the Doogs Racing #21, jumped from outside row one for the early lead and quickly built up a 10 car length lead on the field with Brian Grimes and Randy Martin giving chase.  Lap two saw the field slowed for the stalled mount of Rusty Potter and as the green flag waved Randy Martin worked his way around Grimes into the runner-up position as Brown once again opened up his advantage.  Lap four became the undoing for Brown as his mount slowed with a flat left rear tire going down the backstretch.  With Martin taking over the top spot he took over where Brown left off and opend up a sizeable advantage oover Grimes and third running Steve Gennetten.  Martin was never headed again as he blitzed through the final half of the event and raced under the checkered flag with his second win of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series.  Following Martin accross the line were Steve Gennetten, Jon Corbin, Bryan Grimes, and Tracy Nichols for top five finishes.  Heat race wins on the evening went to Bryan Grimes, Brian Brown, and Randy Martin.
 
Late Model competitors took to the Historic 1/2 Mile and as the green flag flew it was the duel of Marshall for the top spot as Randy McGraw, Chad Clark, and Bryon Allison began their battle for the front.  When the dust finally settled and the checkered flag had dropped it was the 1a John Rector Motors/AA Muffler of Bryon Allison who found his way to the Winner's Circle.  The race began with Randy McGraw pacing the field while Chad Clark and Allison battled for the second spot in a torrid battle.  McGraw held his advantage through the first half of the race with Allison finally wrestling the runner up spot away from Clark on the sixth go round of the twenty lap affair.  Allison was able to slightly close the gap on McGraw, but was just unable to pull up on the veteran's rear bumper to make an attempt to pass.  Finally the door opened up on lap 14 as McGraw found himself pinned behind a slower car on the bottom side and Allison powering past on the top.  From that point on Allison opened up a sizeable advantage and raced across the finish line with his first win of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series.  McGraw and Clark came across the line in second and third with Rick Kimberling and Larry Moon rounding out the top five.  Heat race wins went to McGraw and Clark.
 
The dramatic finishes that have been a part of the W-K Chevrolet-Buick Modifieds continued as Concordia's Dave Meyer bided his time and made a winning move through turns 1 and 2 on the last lap for the victory.  The feature got underway with Columbia's Steve Cain staking the advantage on the field after starting on the outside of row one with polesitte Dennis Walrath hot on his heels looking for the groove around.  The top two battle nose to tail and side by side for the point, but at every point Cain was able to hold off the advances of Walrath.  While those two waged a war at the front Meyer was silently working his way through the fild as he found himslef in fourth by lap four after having started from the inside of row four.  Cain still headed the field at the halfway point with Walrath still breathing down his neck while he was attempting to retain his position from Howard Hall who had begun to apply pressure for the second spot.  Meyer began his charge during the second half of the race by moving past Hall to take over third on lap thirteen and with eighteen laps in the books took over the runner up spot from Walrath.  With the white flag waving Cain and Meyer charged off into turn one with Cain dropping low and Meyer working the cushion work for him as he caught the bite and shot into the lead.  Cain made one last attempt as the pair ran through turns 3 & 4, but Meyer was able to hold him off and take home the victory.  Following Meyer and Cain across the line were Dennis Walrath, Howard Hall, and W-K Chevrolet-Buick Modified point leader Steve Potter.  Steve Cain and Dennis Walrath started on the front row of the feature by virtue of their heat race wins earlier in the evening.
 
The Street Stocks took the the track and when the race was completed a familiar face found his way to the Winner's Circle when Marc Carter wheeled his bright red #10 in to garner the accolades.  Carter didn't have an easy go of it as when the green flag dropped Brian Mahalovich quickly bolted into the lead with Carter working nearly every spot on the track to find the way around.  On several occassions it appeared that Carter might finally have found the spot he was looking for only to see the move unsuccessful and Mahalovich able to fend him off.  Finally as the race hit the halfway mark Carter found what he was looking for and moved around Mahalovich and into the top spot.  From there on out Carter kept his machine in front and held off all the moves of Mahalovich for the win.  Bob Gustin, Gary Hemme, and Earl Sullins followed the front pair across the line to round out the top five.  Brian Mahalovich earned the right to start the feature event on the pole with his heat victory earlier.
 
 
Join us again next week as we count down the final few races of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series when Pepsi Racing Night rolls onto the Historic 1/2 Mile.  With only four races left the championship fights are likely to come down to the final night to determine the champions in each division.  Adult admission is only $10.00 with Senior Citizens $8.00, children 6-12 $6.00 and under 6 are free.  Gates open at 5:00 pm, with hot laps rolling off at 7:00 pm and heat races taking to the track at 7:30 pm.
 
For all of the latest news and information on Missouri's State Fair Speedway call the "Half Mile Hotline" at 660-826-RACE (7223) or visit us on the web at www.mostatefairspeedway.com.
 
 
Full Results
Yeager's Cycle Sales Race Night
July 9, 2004
 
 

American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Bryan Grimes (Slater), 2) Tommy Mikels (Marshall), 3) Kent Stolfus (Lee's Summit), 4) Frank Brown (Marshall), 5) Tony Crank (Sedalia), 6) Clinton Keeton (Warsaw), 7) Curtis Boyer (New Haven)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Bryian Brown (Higginsville), 2) Jon Corbin (Carrollton), 3) Ricky Logan (Little Rock, AR), 4) Tracy Nichols (Columbia), 5) Rusty Potter (Boonville), 6) David Brown (Marshall), 7) Matt Cook (Sedalia)
Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1) Randy Martin (California), 2) Steve Gennetten (Versailles), 3) Terry Hinck (Boonville), 4) Chuck Hines (Marshall), 5) Faron Crank (Sedalia), 6) Matthew Fox (Sedalia)
   
Yeager's Cycle Sales A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Randy Martin, 2) Steve Gennetten, 3) Jon Corbin, 4) Bryan Grimes, 5) Tracy Nichols, 6) Tommy Mikels, 7) Terry Hinck, 8) Frank Brown, 9) Tony Crank, 10) Ken Stolfus, 11) Faron Crank, 12) Matthew Fox, 13) Clinton Keeton, 14) Matt Cook, 15) Brian Brown, 16) Chuck Hines, 17) Ricky Logan, 18) David Brown, 19) Rusty Potter, 20) Curtis Boyer

 

Late Model

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Chad Clark (Marshall), 2) Bryon Allison (Marshall), 3) Kevin Kaiser (Cole Camp), 4) Jake Morris (Marshall), 5) Larry Moon (Sedalia), 6) Dave Meyer (Concordia)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Randy McGraw (Marshall), 2) Reid Millard (Jefferson City), 3) Rick Kimberling (Slater), 4) Bob Cummings (Sedalia), 5) Bob Hiller (Sedalia), DNS - Mark Dyer (Warrensburg)
   
Yeager's Cycle Sales A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Bryon Allison, 2) Randy McGraw, 3) Chad Clark, 4) Rick Kimberling, 5) Larry Moon, 6) Bob Cummings, 7) Kevin Kaiser, 8) Reid Millard, 9) Bob Hiller, 10) Jake Morris, 11) Dave Meyer, DNS - Mark Dyer

 

W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Dennis Walrath (Clinton), 2) Joe Bradshaw (Knob Noster), 3) Howard Hall (Columbia), 4) Dave Meyer (Concordia), 5) Curt Potter (Boonville), 6) Rick Kimberling (Slater), 7) Shannon Frank (New Bloomfield), 8) Casey Crason (Columbia)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Steve Cain (Columbia), 2) Eric Hammons (Smithton), 3) Steve Potter (Boonville), 4) Keith Davis (Columbia), 5) Roland Bythe (Ashland), 6) Danny Henderson (Sedalia), 7) Kevin Kaiser (Cole Camp)
   
Yeager's Cycle Sales A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Dave Meyer, 2) Steve Cain, 3) Dennis Walrath, 4) Howard Hall, 5) Steve Potter, 6) Curt Potter, 7) Rick Kimberling, 8) Eric Hammons, 9) Keith Davis, 10) Casey Creason, 11) Kevin Kaiser, 12) Shannon Frank, 13) Joe Bradshaw, DNS - Danny Henderson, DQ - Roland Blythe

 

Street Stocks

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Brian Mahalovich (Sedalia), 2) Marc Carter (Warrensburg), 3) Tim Cressley (Tipton), 4) Gary Hemme (Sedalia), 5) Bob Gustin (Osage Beach), 6) Earl Sullins (Sedalia), 7) Mike Cook (Sedalia)
   
Yeager's Cycle Sales A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Marc Carter, 2) Brian Mahalovich, 3) Bob Gustin, 4) Gary Hemme, 5) Earl Sullins, 6) Tim Cressley, 7) Mike Cook

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July 9, 2004

Officials of Missouri's State Fair Speedway announced on Wednesday a change to the lineup for the remainder of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series.  This Friday, July 9, will be the final week that the Late Models will be in action at the track on a weekly basis.  "We really regret having to make the change, but unfortunately things just were not working as we had hoped," stated Susan Walls when reached by phone.  "We've been working as hard a possible to attract a sponsor for the class and we had not been able to attain one.  Without a sponsor it made it very hard to keep the class on with the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series.  We wish all of the Late Model drivers and crews the best and we do appreciate the support that they have given us" continued Susan.
 
The 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series will continue for the remainder of the season with the American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints, W-K Chevrolet-Buick Modifieds, and Street Stocks in action on a weekly basis.
 
For more news and information on Missouri's State Fair Speedway contact us at the "Half Mile Hotline" at 660-826-RACE (7223) or visit us on the web at www.mostatefairspeedway.com.

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Brian Brown flashes to win with American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints
Chad Clark, Kevin Coyne, and Gary Hemme also take home Independence wins
 
Clint Brown
July 5, 2004
 
The 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series saw a great field of cars fill the infield as Missouri's State Fair Speedway kicked off the Putnam Chevrolet-Pontiac Tom Wilson Memorial Race.
 
Brian Brown made his second appearance of the season at Missouri's State Fair Speedway at the wheel of Tim & Gina Doogs #21 sprinter and made it worthwhile.  Brown sprinted out to the lead at the drop of the green from his outside row two starting position and took command of the field by the end of the first lap.  Once out front Brown was never seriously challenged for the top spot as he was able to hold on for his second win in as many trips to the Historic 1/2 mile.  Coming home behind Brown at the stripe were Steve Gennetten, Randy Martin, Jon Corbin, and Terry Hinck.  Tracy Nichols, Steve Gennetten, and Jon Corbin were able to fight off the competitors to take home the three heat race victories.
 
The Late Model division saw a new 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series winner as Marshall, MO's Chad Clark took home the win over a stout field of competitors.  Clark took over the top spot on lap six after the two front running machines of Bryon Allison and Larry Clawson made contact with a lapped car sending them both to the infield.  From there on out Clark distanced himself from the field and sprinted home to the victory.  Coming home second was twelfth starting Randy McGraw with Kevin Kaiser, Jake Morris, and Donnie Gemes rounding out the top five.  Clark also took home top honors in heat race #1 while Bryon Allison came across the stripe with the win in heat #2.
 
The Limited Late Models made their second appearance of the season at the Historic 1/2 Mile and for the second time Kevin Coyne traveled from Blue Springs, MO and took the win home with him.  The twelve lap affair went caution free and Coyne bolted from the pole position and never was challenged.  Jim Wilson took over the runner up spot at the halfway mark of the event and held onto the second position at the stripe.  Following Coyne and Wilson across the line were Mike Brockert, and the Elwell Boys of Lance and Steve to fill out the top five.  Coyne was able to make a sweep of the night as he was also victorious in the lone heat race.
 
Defending Street Stock Champion Gary Hemme has had a dismal year with mechanical failures, but that all changed on Sunday night as Hemme streaked to his first win of the season.  Hemme charged from outside row one to take the lead by the end of the first lap and was able to hold off the hard running Brian Mahalovich for the win.  Marc Carter, Bob Gustin, and Mike Cook completed the top five finishers.  The lone heat race was completed with Brian Mahalovich taking home the win.
 
Join use next week as the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series presents Yeager's Cycle Sales Race Night on Friday, July 9.  This will also be the final round of the Budweiser Progressive $ for the W-K Chevrolet-Buick Modifieds.  If a driver can double up by winning at Missouri's State Fair Speedway on Friday and Central Missouri Speedway on Saturday they will receive a bonus.  With no driver being to accomplish that feat thus far the bonus has stepped up to $1,500 for the driver that can accomplish the tough double.
 
Adult admission is only $10.00 with Senior Citizens $8.00, children 6-12 are $6.00 and under 6 are free.  Gates open at 5:00 with hot laps taking to the track at 7:00 and heat races thundering into action at 7:30.
 
For all the latest news and information on Missouri's State Fair Speedway contact the "Half Mile Hotline" at 660-826-RACE (7223) or visit us on the web at www.mostatefairspeedway.com
 
Full Results
Putnam Chevrolet-Pontiac Tom Wilson Memorial Race Night
July 4, 2004 
 

American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Tracy Nichols (Columbia), 2) Brian Brown (Higginsville), 3) Terry Hinck (Boonville), 4) Tommy Mikels (Marshall), 5) Rusty Potter (Boonville), 6) Bryan Grimes (Slater)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Steve Gennetten (Versailles), 2) Tony Crank (Sedalia), 3) Ricky Logan (Little Rock, AR), 4) Frank Brown (Marshall), 5) Matt Fox (Sedalia), 6) Matt Cook (Sedalia)
Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1) Jon Corbin (Carrollton), 2) Randy Martin (California), 3) Curtis Boyer (New Haven), 4) Pete Crall (Desoto, KS), 5) Faron Crank (Sedalia), 6) David Brown (Marshall)
   
Putnam Chevrolet/Pontiac Tom Wilson Memorial A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Brian Brown, 2) Steve Gennetten, 3) Randy Martin, 4) Jon Corbin, 5) Terry Hinck, 6) Pete Crall, 7) Tony Crank, 8) Rusty Potter, 9) Bryan Grimes, 10) Frank Brown, 11) David Brown, 12) Faron Crank, 13) Matt Fox, 14) Matt Cook, 15) Tracy Nichols, 16) Curtis Boyer, DNS - Ricky Logan, Tommy Mikels

 

Late Model

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Chad Clark (Marshall), 2) Dave Meyer (Concordia), 3) Shorty Acker (Windsor), 5) Kevin Kaiser (Cole Camp), 6) Jake Morris (Marshall), 6) Keith Mellen (Cole Camp)
Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1) Bryon Allison (Marshall), 2) Larry Clawson (Kansas City), 3) Bob Hiller (Sedalia), 4) Bob Cummings (Sedalia), 5) Donnie Gemes (Warsaw), 6) Randy McGraw (Marshall)
   
Putnam Chevrolet/Pontiac Tom Wilson Memorial A Feature (20 Laps) 1) Chad Clark, 2) Randy McGraw, 3) Kevin Kaiser, 4) Jake Morris, 5) Donnie Gemes, 6) Bob Cummings, 7) Bob Hiller, 8) Shorty Acker, 9) Bryon Allison, 10) Larry Clawson, 11) John Farmer, 12) Dave Meyer, DNS - Keith Mellen

 

Limited Late Models

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Kevin Coyne (Blue Springs), 2) Mike Brockert (Lexington), 3) Lance Elwell (Knob Noster), 4) Steve Elwell (Knob Noster), 5) Jim Wilson (Knob Noster), 6) Jeff Jackson Jr. (Kansas City), 7) Derek Nevels (Higginsville)
   
Putnam Chevrolet/Pontiac Tom Wilson Memorial A Feature (12 Laps) 1) Kevin Coyne, 2) Jim Wilson, 3) Mike Brockert, 4) Lance Elwell, 5) Steve Elwell, 6) Jeff Jackson Jr., 7) Derek Nevels

 

Street Stocks

Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1) Brian Mahalovich (Sedalia), 2) Gary Hemme (Sedalia), 3) Marc Carter (Warrensburg), 4) Richard Fields (Sedalia), 5) Bob Gustin (Osage Beach), 6) Earl Sullins (Sedalia), 7) Mike Cook (Sedalia), 8) Tim Cressley (Tipton), 9) Bobby Shane (Sedalia), 10) Daryl Edwards (Fulton)
   
Putnam Chevrolet/Pontiac Tom Wilson Memorial A Feature (12 Laps) 1) Gary Hemme, 2) Brian Mahalovich, 3) Marc Carter, 4) Bob Gustin, 5) Mike Cook, 6) Richard Fields, 7) #6, 8) Earl Sullins, 9) Bobby Shane, DNS - Tim Cressley, DQ - Daryl Edwards

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July 2, 2004

In truly fitting fashion for a man who dedicated so much of his life to racing both Central Missouri Speedway and Missouri's State Fair Speedway will host action this weekend honoring the memory of Tom Wilson.
 
Action at Central Missouri Speedway will be fast and furious as the Farm & Home/T-Mobile $3,000 to win Tom Wilson Memorial Modified Race kicks into high gear on Sunday, July 4.  Some of the top modified drivers in the country have made the call to report that they planned on being at the track, but they will have a tough road ahead of them as the weekly contingent competing at the track will be looking to chalk up the win for one of the local boys.  Racing will kick off with heat race action leading into B features to give racers the chance to qualify for the 40 lap affair.  An additional chance to lock a position into the main event takes place during Miller Lite Race Night on Saturday, July 3, with heat race winner's automatically staking their claim into Sunday nights program.  Drivers qualifying through the Saturday program will compete in a special A Dash on Sunday to determine their starting spot.  A great evening is planned as a special July 4th fireworks display and the Missouri Beef Council BBQ Bowl will also be taking place during the event.  Gates open on Saturday and Sunday at 5:00 with hot laps rolling out at 7:00 and heat races taking to the track at 7:30.  Adult admission for Saturday is only $10.00 with Seniors $8.00, children 6-12 $6.00 and under 6 are free.  Sundays ticket prices are $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for Seniors, $8.00 for children 6-12 and under 6 are free.
 
Missouri's State Fair Speedway will also see it's own high-powered ballet take to the Historic 1/2 Mile as the Putnam Chevrolet-Pontiac Tom Wilson Memorial Race will see the American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprints, Late Models, Limited Late Models, and Street Stock in competition Sunday, July 4 as part of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series.  The Street Stock and Limited Late Model divisions will have extra incentive going for them as an additional $1,000 has been added to the Street Stock purse and this will also be Round #2 of the Progressive $ for the Limited Late Models (both based on Min 20 cars).  If a Limited Late Model driver can take the win on Saturday at Central Missouri Speedway and duplicate that feat at Missouri's State Fair Speedway on Sunday they will receive a $333.00 bonus from promoters Earl and Susan Walls.  Fans on hand will also get the treat of seeing a monstrous fireworks display that is presented by American Compressed Steel.  The action gets underway with the gates opening at 5:00 and hot laps taking to the track at 7:00 followed by heat races at 7:30.  Adult admission is only $12.00 with Seniors $10.00, children 6-12 only $8.00 and under 6 are free.
 
For all of the latest news and information on Central Missouri Speedway call the "Track Report" at 660-747-2166 or visit us on the web at www.centralmissourispeedway.com.
 
For all the latest news and information on Missouri's State Fair Speedway visit us on the web at www.mostatefairspeedway or call the "Half Mile Hotline" at 660-826-RACE (7223)

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June 25, 2004

Last lap pass nets win for Rick Kimberling in W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds
Randy Martin, Dave Meyer, and Dave Bentlage also fly to wins
 
Clint Brown
June 26, 2004
 
The second half of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series kicked off in a big way as all four classes took to the track for Williams-Woody Nissan Race Night.
 
The always energetic Rick Kimberling from nearby Slater, MO had the fans going crazy after the popular chauffer took a close win with a turn four, last lap pass in the W-K Chevrolet-Buick Mighty Modifieds.  The field took the green and pole sitter Dave Meyer jumped out to the early lead with Knob Noster's Joe Bradshaw and Kimberling in tow.  Meyer opened up a comfortable lead as the two battled it out for the second spot and it looked as though he was going to cruise on to the win.  Kimberling dogged Bradshaw for the runner up spot and finally made the move stick on lap seven and set his sights on tracking down Meyer.  A lap 12 caution saw the field bunched back up, but Meyer was able to keep the top spot running low while Kimberling was sticking to the top side of the track.  Lap 18 saw the caution fly again for the disabled mount of Steve Cain with another caution flying before a lap was completed as Casey Creason had troubles with his machine.  This proved to be a huge break for Kimberling as he had jumped the cushion in turn four to allow Meyer to pull away.  On the restart Kimberling once again went to the high side looking to make the move and as the white flag waved Meyer and Kimberling roared into turn one with Meyer still holding onto the point.  As the pair raced into turn 3 Kimberling caught a bite up high and powered into the lead as the pair came off of turn 4 and taking his first win of the year.  Meyer came home with the second spot while Joe Bradshaw, Curt Potter, and Shannon Frank rounded out the top 5.  Meyer, Bradshaw, and Columbia's Howard Hall came home with the heat wins on the evening.
 
The American Compressed Steel/Ditzfield Transfer WOW 360 Sprint feature saw a familiar face roll into the Winner's Circle as California's Randy Martin powered his Diamond Pet Foods #14 into the lead at the start and lead from wire to wire.  Martin jumped from his outside front row starting spot into the lead at the start and as able to beat Steve Gennetten in the drag race down into turn one.  The gap from first to second opened up to nearly half a straight as suddenly Curtis Boyer and Tracy Nichols began applying pressure to Gennetten for the second spot.  The field began to enter lapped traffic with Martin still holding onto his lead, but Gennetten was able to cut slightly into that lead with Boyer, Nichols, Terry Hinck and Jon Corbin now battling it out for position.  Boyer was able to overtake Gennetten for the runner up spot on lap 13 with Nichols moving past him the next lap and taking over the third position.  Young Jon Corbin had moved through the field from his twelfth starting position and had just taken over the fourth spot on lap 18 when his mount developed a problem on the front stretch causing him to spin and bringing out the yellow flag.  As the green flag once again waved Martin was able to power to a comfortable margin and hold off Boyer for his second win of the 2004 Miller Lite Summer Shootout Series.  Terry Hinck came home third with Gennetten and Tracy Nichols filling out the top 5.  Martin made a sweep of the evening as he also came home with a heat win as did Steve Gennetten.
 
Popular Concordia Late Model pilot was able to hold off a tough field to take a popular win with the crowd on hand.  The feature rolled of with Richard Foster powering his #43M to the outside and taking the lead over the pole sitter Meyer as the field raced into turn one.  Larry Clawson made a move on Meyer during the second lap that allowed him to take over the second position while Foster maintained his lead.  Meyer moved back around Clawson on lap eight and began to reel in Foster for the top spot.  The two front runners continued to set a torrid pace as Chad Clark powered his black and white 00c into the third position no lap 12 relegating Clawson back to fourth.  The 18th lap became of the undoing of Foster's lead as the yellow flag flew for the engine problems of Paul Neel.  As the green flag waved Foster developed suspension problems on the left rear side that allowed Meyer to move around and take over the top spot.  Once out front Meyer never looked back as he held on for the final two laps for the win.  Chad Clad, Larry Clawson, Kevin Kaiser, and Reid Millard rounded out the top five as they crossed the line.  Three heat races were contested with Dave Meyer, Richard Foster, and Larry Clawson holding on for those wins.
 
The Street Stock division